City of Arlington officials are looking for the public’s opinions about the local homeless population in a recently released public survey. The survey is available online at bit.ly/2mXCJBC. The city received a grant from the United Way of Snohomish...

Washington state is seeing a mumps outbreak this year and cases are beginning to reach Snohomish County, with nine confirmed cases and 13 probable cases of mumps. "It's significantly higher than what...

Marysville's Jodi Condyles was recently honored for her 27 years in the healthcare industry with a DAISY award, a national award that recognizes nurses. The award is given by the national DAISY Founda...

Parents or those who work with children can learn the signs of mental health problems at free youth mental health classes provided in Marysville and Tulalip. Classes were provided last year and returned again this year. A number of classes are availa...

The Marysville YMCA will offer free classes on Thanksgiving morning for those who want to get a workout in with family before celebrating the holiday. The classes are open to the public, even if you...

The city of Marysville regularly offers intensive exercise opportunities through their kettlebell classes. Kettlebells are cast-iron or steel weights that resemble a cannonball with a handle. People...

Many local schools plan to participate in the state's Healthy Youth Survey which seeks to gain information about today's youth and their health habits. The survey is administered every two years and s...

Many local school districts have adopted the SafeSchools alert system, which gives local parents another way to keep their schools up to date about potential bullying, safety or harassment incidents....

With more than 2,600 children under 13 involved in a car crash every day, or one child every 33 seconds, parents need to be extra vigilant about keeping kids safe in cars. And while most families put...

The Snohomish Health District hopes that disposing of unused medicine will become more convenient and more routine for county citizens with the passing of a new ordinance. The district’s board approved an ordinance on June 15 which will put the...

The Snohomish Health District may be ending their drug take-back program soon, but has a plan that may allow for more medicine drop-off locations. The district hopes to create an ordinance to require...

A new free 10-week health and wellness program will be coming to the Stillaguamish Senior Center this spring that will focus on good habits to develop for those dealing with aging. The Aging Mastery...